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Countries with the highest
Rural population growth (annual %)

In 2020, Syrian Arab Republic leads Rural population growth (annual %) with 5. Saudi Arabia follows at 4, and the gap between the top two positions is 1. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.01.22.53.74.9Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 54.9Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 43.8VanuatuVanuatu: 43.7NigerNiger: 33.1AfghanistanAfghanistan: 33.0ChadChad: 32.6Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 32.6SudanSudan: 32.6Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 22.5MalawiMalawi: 22.4UgandaUganda: 22.4MaldivesMaldives: 22.3

Full table

#CountryValue
201 Cabo Verde -4
202 Marshall Islands -5
203 Netherlands -6
204 Luxembourg -8
205 Switzerland -8

Analytical takeaways

  • Syrian Arab Republic leads the global ranking for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2020, with a lead of 1 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Maldives at 2.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.